Follow me on my retirement adventure
Cool my friends, I am once again delighted to have had another fun filled week learning new tricks. This week, I was learning to scribble and wash with colour. So what is that? How fast can you draw something, include a few details and not lift your pen off the…
I have not visited the places depicted in the following paintings, I saw a picture of them on instagram and decided to draw them. My reason was that I was totally captivated by the scene, I will see if I can find either of them the next time I am…
St. John’s Newfoundland is kind of a magical place on the eastmost island of Canada. We ate and drank in the spirit of this islands long and varied heritage. One of their claims to fame is the birth of the Jellybean coloured row houses. I was there and saw them…
We visited Chicago a few years ago. Chicago is the home of Blue’s music, so we decided to go see a Blues show, (actually we went to a few). My favorite place was this little old club, located just across from the Kingston Mines on Halstead street. The club was…
1. Sketchbook/Watercolour Paper: Sketchbooks come in a number of sizes and shapes. They range in price from cheap (at your local Dollar type store) to quite expensive at an Art speciality shop. Choose a size that feels comfortable for you, whether it’s a small pocket-sized book or a larger one. …
